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i have just bought a larvic lathe lathe that has been restored and converted to electric, It works great but I am having trouble identifying the spindle thread , Any ideas please, it is very close in diameter (if not the same ) as an m33 thread but with less teeth per inch . Help appreciated...

Has anyone got any idea which wood lathes have the largest spindle bore .

i have just spotted engineers thread chaser bars on ebay from around 8 pounds , do you think a handle on one of these would suffice

I think i'll have a go at making one , sounds like a lot of work though. still thinking i need a smaller lathe as my vicmarc is huge .

thanks every one, 've seen the thread gigs on ebay and they look ok, it's quite easy to make one though.

jig i meant to say

okay I'll keep the vicmarc, I used it for heavy duty metal spinning which it handled with ease. I will take a look at the Axminster Evolution SK114 chuck as I am so not happy with the superNova 2. Many thanks. Perhaps I'll make a gig to cut the threads rather than a chaser.

i prefer variable speed so thanks for pointing that out. Also do any makers sell a thread chaser chisel with say 8tpi. I need to thread Lignum as it will not glue

Thanks , I might go for the next one up with a bigger motor

Also are there better chucks than Nova 2's I have one of those but find it rather poor quality.

Hi Everyone, I am new to wood turning ,but own a Vicmarc vl300 short bed lathe which I have used for metal spinning. I have retired from metal spinning and wish to sell this lathe and buy a small one Like the jet ones that go on your bench. My question is "are they any good . I'll mainly be...